[Bushrod]

People HAVE mentioned Haddix' game 3 or 4 times in this forum. you and Bum need to focus! can you imagine how Hoak felt to ruin it with a damned error!? I'd like to see a film of that error and the reactions. Haddix threw it against the Braves, too, one of the best-hitting teams of all time. he was pissed afterward. He said something bitter, like "you can't count on your team to do anything for you, and then they'll do even less."

Dave Stieb came within an out or two of 2 no-hitters in 2 starts. the second time, when a blooper ruined it, Stieb just stood and stared at the hitter, who stood and stared back. people didn't like Stieb, even his own team.

the year that Ron Robinson came within one out of a perfect game, Tom Browning came within an out of a no-hitter, and then DID pitch a perfect game, and they did all 3 within about a month, late in the year. It was weird.

Floyd Bevins, Yankees, 1947 Series, lost a no-hitter and the game with 2 out in the 9th.

Jim Barr of San Francisco retired 41 straight batters in relief.

Wasn't Bobby Witt's perfect game 5 innings long?

after Johnny Vander Meer threw two consecutive no-hitters, Cincinnati's Ewell Blackwell threw a no-hitter, then came within one out of throwing 2 in a row.